Robert Kocharyan in court. Is Pashinyan a victim of blackmail? An atmosphere of fear, but why? Alpha Newsroom 26.08.2026

Today in Alpha News Room, with Ani Avetyan, we discuss the following news:

🔹 Sedrak Kocharyan, the eldest son of President Kocharyan, was arrested for two months last night.

🔹 In the morning, journalists asked Levon Kocharyan at the National Assembly what to expect regarding Robert Kocharyan, who is still in the hospital.

🔹 The greatest atrocities are being committed in the name of the people: Levon Kocharyan.

🔹 An attempt is being made to neutralize the key figures ahead of the upcoming concessions: Anna Grigoryan.

🔹 Peskov expressed hope that the internal political processes in Armenia would be carried out in compliance with the law.

🔹 The West is blackmailing Armenia, demanding the elimination of the “Russian factor” in the concession for the South Caucasus Railway, while promising multimillion‑dollar investments in return: Russian Foreign Ministry

🔹 Armenia’s policy, which declares its intention to join the EU while simultaneously taking advantage of the EAEU’s opportunities, is cynical: Vyacheslav Volodin

🔹 Pashinyan’s statements about the CSTO and the European Union: Igor Semyonovsky live on Alpha News

🔹 Pashinyan wants Russia to expel Armenia from the CSTO in order to play the anti‑Russian card: Alexander Shatilov

🔹 Abandoning the CSTO means being left unarmed in the forest, alone and facing the wolves: Vladimir Kireev

🔹 Membership in the European Union will not bring economic benefits to Armenia: Andrey Klimov

🔹 A second person has been detained in the case of a hit‑and‑run involving seven military personnel: criminal proceedings have been initiated under the article on abuse of power